gene with a bookworm gf !!
mentions/spoilers of caraval by stephanie garber, cause ugh i js finished it, it was so good! and s2 bridgerton too + i’ve also read the cruel prince, shatter me, and nothing like the movies hehe
it was a regular tuesday wherein you had ran away from people to enjoy a good book, i mean if you had to compare this school from a whimsical romance-fantasy book, who would put it down?
you were sitting in the one the lounge chairs of the school library, legs crossed as your eyes scanned through every text like it’s nothing—being indulged wholly into the plot of the book you were reading.
after a while, it went from the first few pages to a few before the last. you were still in that same position, sitting comfortably as you read.
until, a finger gently but also strongly pushes the book down onto your lap. your eyebrows furrow in annoyance as you were getting to the epilogue before looking up to see who it was.
and there he was, gene, your boyfriend—who had an eyebrow raised and a small smirk growing on his face. you blink, “oh, hey. need anything?” your annoyance disappearing as you gave your lover a small smile.
“sweets, i’ve been calling you for ages.” he lets out a sigh before sinking onto the seat beside you defeatedly
“is your phone on silent? c’mon (name)..sweets, i was wondering and worried where my pretty girl went but she’s just been here, reading a book.” he playfully pouted, his back slouching as he sank onto the seat more comfortably than you while also crossing his arms with a huff. the sight was very endearing, the school delinquent? acting like putty in his girlfriend’s presence?
you let out a small chuckle, closing the book (with a bookmark he bought you on your first date) before turning slightly to the side to face him. “sorry, you know me.” you snicker, poking his toned arm.
“what have you been reading that’s got you so hooked up huh?” gene sits properly now as he leaned a bit closer to you, his eyes looming over the book.
you look down at the book on your lap, brushing non existent dirt off of it as you hummed, “it’s a romance book, but with fantasy. a romantasy book.”
“what’s with you and romance books when you’ve got romance right here-“
you jokingly narrow your eyes at his jokes before laughing with him, “it’s like the greatest showman and alice in wonderland had a baby, gene. i—“
“pfft—“
“listen!”
“yes maam.”
you give him an amused look and he gave you a sweet one right back. shaking your head, you reach out to hold his hand with your free one as you continued.
“and like it’s one of those typical romances where the older sister had this fixed mindset to protect their younger sister from harm but suddenly it’s the older sister who falls inlove you know?”
“isn’t that like that one book you read that became a show? was what it again? bridge? bridgette?”
“bridgerton”
“oh yeah! that one, mhmm. continue.”
“you sure? i could talk your ear off again, gene.” you laugh softly, but admittedly it was embarrassing to let your boyfriend listen to you fawn over romances of fictional characters when..he’s right there!
“so? i don’t mind, talk allll you want, pretty. if my ears fall off, i wouldn’t mind.” he grins, his elbow now resting on the armchair that separates the two of you, while his palm lets his cheek rest on it—as he looked at you with so much interest.